Chilled Iced Tea
Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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0
/5
Excitement
Phil
what
is
drives
Excitement
is
what
drives
Phil
2
0
/25
as
exotic
and
he
excitement
the
has
money
the
nearly
capturing
much
He
does
years
smuggling
and
for
as
been
it
for
for
animals
ten
He
has
been
capturing
and
smuggling
exotic
animals
for
nearly
ten
years
and
he
does
it
as
much
for
the
excitement
as
for
the
money
3
0
/10
a
partner
he
was
Once
who
worked
very
with
unpredictable
Once
he
worked
with
a
partner
who
was
very
unpredictable
4
0
/18
As
they
they
to
the
partner
keep
didn't
border
he
so
quiet
out
told
crossing
were
his
stand
As
they
were
crossing
the
border
he
told
his
partner
to
keep
quiet
so
they
didn't
stand
out
5
0
/12
border
guard
the
enough
have
pay
money
Phil
did
not
off
to
Phil
did
not
have
enough
money
to
pay
off
the
border
guard
6
0
/14
began
to
His
angry
partner
got
and
with
agent
the
too
argue
customs
Phil
His
partner
began
to
argue
with
the
customs
agent
and
Phil
got
angry
too
7
0
/13
Things
guards
the
then
beginning
to
up
were
arrested
his
and
heat
partner
Things
were
beginning
to
heat
up
and
then
the
guards
arrested
his
partner
8
0
/10
started
His
sat
down
Phil
just
so
violently
partner
fighting
His
partner
started
fighting
violently
so
Phil
just
sat
down
9
0
/14
up
out
now
in
that
and
chilling
partner
They
is
guy
his
locked
jail
They
locked
up
his
partner
and
now
that
guy
is
chilling
out
in
jail
10
0
/18
safely
chilled
got
through
and
a
sipping
iced
out
chilling
teas
in
he
is
also
Phil
now
bar
Phil
got
through
safely
and
now
he
is
also
chilling
out
in
a
bar
sipping
chilled
iced
teas
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence